The North East Monsoon is a boon to South India, normally every year during Oct to Jan, Chennai, Nagapatinam Nellore, Kakinda, Visakapatinam used to get battered by heavy rain, which may be as a result of NE Monsoon or the associated depression / cyclones.
Many times, Cyclones crosses AP Coast or Orrisa Coast, but during the depression to the development of Cyclone, Tamil Nadu coast gets good amount of rainfall.
I vivedly remember the fantastic NEM at Chennai, dark clouds from the Bay, painting the horizon like a wall paint and clouds slowly and steadily invade the landmass, turning the lower portion grey colour and starts pounding rains...It is a delight to watch pouring rain in Chennai.
Ofcourse, I can say the rain experience of Chennai is different from Hyderabad, wherein, the parched lands gets mesmerised after rain with strong petichor and release of bettles and the bees!! During November Hyderabad used to get micro-showers, litterally the size of shower is very minute and it was a pleasant experience to get drenched in the micro-shower, of course you will not get fully drenched !!
Mumbai rain is torrential, it used to pour during South West monsoon season. There would be any theaterics prior to arrival of rain, all of a sudden the western horizon darken and within few minutes, it starts downpouring... and Mumbaikars also won't bother much, and people do their work as if it is another working day.. But whenever it rain, Chennaites make it big and Schools and Colleges remain closed if it is heavy rain...
Baroda the rain is fascinating. January to May, it used to be scortching heat in Baroda, and people are really looking forward for the arrival of Monsoon rain. The first rain would be invariably pre-monsoon showers, which happen during mid of May. Threatening dark clouds from western horizon sweeps the city, pounding heavy downpour with thunder and lightning. Invariably it swept out dirt and dust and the next day city glitter with fresh aroma of the soil and gives a pleasurable experience and expectation of the arrival SW Monsoon season. When the SW Monsoon rain starts Barodians welcome it with fun and frolic, they go to the terrace, mainly kids drench in the rain, followed by
parents and at one stage, whole family enjoys the rain in the terrace. I observed the rain watar also little warn at Baroda and Mumbai.
Bangalore., round the year pleasant weather, cool and air-conditioned city. Bangalore enjoys both the impact of SWM and NEM rain. Though the intensity is not as much as any of the city as mentioned earlier like Mumbai, Baroda or Chennai, Bangalore is no lesser in terms of total average rain fall, as Bangalore at an average crossed 100cms of yearly rain fall. The rainfall in Bangalore is distributed uniformly throughout the year.
This year 2015, the NEM just sets in. Also compounded by Low pressure area in Arabian sea., 03rd November 2015, the Low pressure system generates good amount of moisture and clouds., some sample picture cliced around 2.00pm at Sarjapur area.
Welcoming the NEM rain, the elixer of life, as this rain will help the agriculture to sow, to sustain and to reap..and essential for irrigation and for drinking water storage.
